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    ‘Why ‘Kamala’ ?  Because it is named for the late Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, social activist, freedom fighter and most importantly, the force behind the handicrafts movement that began in the 1950s-60s, to the service of the artisan communities, offering a permanent window for high-quality crafts, in some of India’s most important markets. The first Kamala shop was set up in […]

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    CRAFTEPRENEUR, third edition, comes to Chennai! The Crafts Council of India presents ‘Craftepreneur’, an exhibition of re-imagined crafts and textiles, created young designers, on 16, 17 and 18 February 2017 at the Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai. Craftepreneur is a word coined by CCI to identify an entrepreneur who has used a craft, either current or languishing and has given it a bold, contemporary feel, imagery and form.  […]

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    CCI’s National Meet 2017 Crafts and our Environment:  What does it take to go Green February 25, Sanskriti, New Delhi The Crafts Council of India’s National Meet this year is focussing on craft issues that impact the environment. The objective is to sensitize and prepare all councils to this dimension of craft management and its […]

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      Organised by the Crafts Council of India the Textile Show “Sarees & Accessories” brings the best of the country’s sari and textile heritage – pristine to trendy and contemporary – through an evocative ‘Silk and Cotton Route’ which passes through the great sari weaving centres of India. The fabled weaves of Benaras, Paithani, Uppada, Maheshwari, […]

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        Marumalarchi  n. (Tamil); rebirth, a new spring  Ivory, silk, fine muslin, rubies and tortoise shells are mentioned in the records and periplus of Pliny the Elder, 1st CE, as the crafts of Lemuria, the name for the ancient Tamil continent. Correspondingly, archaeological findings in Kancheepuram, Arikamedu and Kaveripoompattinam have thrown up a wealth of refined terracotta […]

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        Natural Dyes extracted from flower, leaf, fruit, seed, bark, and stone have coloured man’s life, his clothing and decorative, ritual and utilitarian products since ancient times, going back millennia. India was a world leader both in the craft of dye making and the use of dyes on textiles and other products, proof of which can […]